This engrossing book, a brilliant blend of biography and criticism, tells the story of feng zikai 18981975, one of the most gifted and important artists to emerge from the politically tumultuous decades of the 1920s and 1930s. Feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award is the first international chinese picture book award with the aims to honour distinctive writers and illustrators. On this website you will find information about authors and books, along with who to contact in order to license translation rights. Innovative healthcare providers specialising in cardiovascular care. His museum in his birthplace stone gate town in jiaxing, zhejiang province, is chinas only comic museum. A chinese story by yu liqiong, illustrated by zhu chengliang ages 37. About a new years reunion celebrations and traditions might differ, but the story of missing distant family is universal. Feng s cartoons are simple, but his thoughts are profound and his emotion genuine. All titles featured are eligible for the national museum of taiwan literatures translation and. Originally from tongxiang in the zhejiang province where he was born in 1898, he studied western painting and music at zhejiang first normal college. Named after the renowned artist feng zikai, the chinese childrens picture book award celebrates the work of authors and illustrators to encourage increased. Judges honorable mention the 35th annual golden tripod award in childrens books and literature more books than any other publishing house on.
The 4th feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award. Feng zikai and yuanyuan hall china heritage quarterly. The 4th feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award winners announcement. Ali, the little magpie, was the first to ever land on rocky hill. This is brought to our attention by color of clouds 1, a book that includes drawings and many of his essays and comments, translated for the first time and presented by marie laureillardwendland. The latest, and 5th, awards were announced last summer and ive recently read two of the books on that list one that won an award, and one that had to make do with getting included in. Feng zikai 18971975 was chinas first and one of the best comic artists, as well as a highly accomplished writer, calligrapher, translator and educator in music and painting. The organizer will purchase 1,000 copies of the award winner to schools for education and reading promotion. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award was founded with the support of the chen yetsen family foundation and mrs. The award is named after one of chinas bestknown illustrators, the late feng zikai the award is sponsored by the chen yetsen family foundation, a. Born in the tongxiang prefecture of zhejiang province, feng zikai was a contemporary painter, writer and music teacher. Feng zikai 18981975 played an important role in the modern chinese art scene. We aim to ignite a passion for reading among families in hong kong.
The book is banned in china but was a considerable success in hong kong with 100,000 copies sold. It is the first international chinese childrens picture. Chinese picture book award sparks hope for genre south. Feng zikai childrens picture book award the first international chinese childrens picture book award. The award is sponsored by the chen yetsen family foundation, a hong kongbased charitable institution, which supports childhood literacy projects. Celebrations and traditions might differ, but the story of missing distant family is universal. Feng zikais 18981975 manhua on the theme of children. In 2008, the feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award was established after su and james chen noticed that the number of original chinese childrens books was greatly outnumbered by translated childrens books from the us, uk, japan, among other countries. Feng zikai was a chinese painter, music teacher, essayist and translator. Book talks, interviews, videos and good websites 11.
Kate greenaway medal, kids book awards, books barnes. Wang,shufen graduated from national taiwan normal university. His name lives on in the feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award, established in 2009. In his early years, he was taught by the accomplished li shutong. Feng zikai, 18981975 was a chinese painter and cartoonist he graduated from the famous hangzhou high school. In january 2011 decided to expand to include pages on the myp and dp. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. Feng zikai cared about children in his entire life.
A dedicated executive committee of publishing professionals chooses one prize awardee and four honorable mentions. Feng zikai cotsen childrens library princeton university. This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the prestigious feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award in 2009, is sure to resonate with every child who misses relatives when they are away and shows how a familys love is strong enough to endure over time and distance. The most important journal that the kaiming book company published for young adults was the juvenile student, and as an editor and primary contributor to the journal, feng zikai disseminated his art works, his concern for humanitarianism, and his aesthetic thought to many young students through the kaiming book company. The award is named after one of chinas bestknown illustrators, feng zikai 18981975 and it is the first international chinese childrens picture book award. It was rebuilt in 1985 by feng zikai s family and friends as a memorial to the artist. Lunar new year childrens books for every family book riot. Student corner current students prospective students. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award is a biannual award aimed at promoting original, quality chinese childrens books and recognising the. Should the author and the illustrator be different, the grant will be shared equally. If the writing and the illustration are not produced by the same person, the cash prize shall be split equally between the writer and illustrator.
Books from taiwan is a new initiative funded by the taiwanese ministry of culture to introduce fiction and nonfiction to foreign publishers and readers alike. Winner of the feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award 2009, this is the story of maomao, whose father is a migrant worker and comes home. Feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award james chen. Hopefully it will be passed on to future generations to come. With the support and permission of his daughter, ms. Med graduate of eduhk won the fifth feng zikai chinese. Championing picture books to inspire authors, illustrators and publishers. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award fzk award was founded in 2008 as the first international award for chinese childrens picture books with the aim of encouraging the creation and publication of quality chinese childrens picture books and fostering the public understanding of children picture book. Reading to learn childrens and young adults book awards. Feng yiyin, the award is honored to be named after mr. Born just after the first sinojapanese war 18941895 and passing away just before the end of the cultural revolution 19661976. The award recognizes the efforts of authors, illustrators and publishers of original, high quality chinese childrens picture books. Love, intimacy, and family change in a chinese village, 19491999 by yunxiang yan. Feng zikai painting gallery chinese art galleries china.
Feng zikai was an influential chinese painter and cartoonist known for presenting a humanistic message with his work. Born in shimenwan in zhejiang province, a region that had suffered greatly. Feng zikai november 9, 1898 september 15, 1975 was an influential chinese painter, pioneering manhua artist, essayist, and lay buddhist of twentieth century china. A life of feng zikai 18981975 by geremie randall barme. As the first international prize of its kind, the feng zikai chinese. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award is a biennial award aimed at promoting original, quality chinese childrens books and recognizing the efforts of authors, illustrators and publishers. Created to support a resourcing the pyp session at a pyp jobalike, 26 april, 2010, in singapore.
But all too soon it is time for papa to go away again. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award, launched in 2009 to promote chinese childrens picture books, is named in honor of. Chinese contemporary artist feng zikai and his painting gallery. Kindhearted granny lin has a beautiful peach tree growing in her front yard. Feng zikai award and book jason pym illustration blog. It was a great pleasure working with lauren whose work i admire and meeting so many talented and interesting illustrators, authors and publishers. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. The latest, and 5th, awards were announced last summer and ive recently read two of the books on that list one that won an award, and one that had to make do with getting included in the shortlist no small feat. It is the first international chinese childrens picture book award. This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the prestigious feng zikai chinese children s picture book award in 2009, is sure to resonate with every child who misses relatives when they are away and shows how a family s love is strong enough to endure over time and distance.
A book loving moms readaloud journey with her children, with recommendations on childrens books and musings about parenting, education and hong kong family life. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award is given on a biannual basis, with the first event held in hong kong in 2009. Feng zi kai childrens picture book awardsc youtube. One best childrens picture book award, which the winner will be awarded a cash prize of usd 20,000 and a feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award trophy. Special mention, 2015 feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award.
One best childrens picture book award, which the winner will be awarded a cash prize of usd 20,000 and a feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award emblem and trophy. Feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award the book award was established to promote the creation of. Feng applied chinese brush painting to cartoon work, breathing liveliness into the tradition of high art and injecting a distinct chinese flavor into a format that was. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award, launched in 2009 to promote chinese childrens picture books, is named in honor of the artist. If the writing and the illustration are not produced by the same person, the cash.
The following excerpt describes the studio or study of the writer, artist and translator, feng zikai 18981975, and its history as a place of creativity, and as a home. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award is a biannual award aimed at promoting original, quality chinese childrens books and recognising the efforts of authors, illustrators and publishers. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award, which gives awards to chinese childrens picture book writers, illustrators and publishers. Its english translation won the new york times top ten childrens books award in. The foundation established the feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award, one of chinas most prestigious awards for the category, back in 2008. Chin is a biannual award aimed at promoting original, quality chinese childrens books and recognising the efforts of authors, illustrators and publishers. Every day rocky hill waited for ali to come back and when he did he brought not only an exciting story, but also a very special gift.
Feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award started in 2008, the feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award is held once every two years in a different part of the sinophone community. The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award was established in 2008 after our founder noticed that the number of original chinese childrens books was greatly outnumbered by translated childrens. She gives one to the squirrel, who tells the goats about it. The award is named after one of chinas bestknown illustrators, feng zikai 18981975. Nov 04, 2002 this engrossing book, a brilliant blend of biography and criticism, tells the story of feng zikai 18981975, one of the most gifted and important artists to emerge from the politically tumultuous decades of the 1920s and 1930s. By highlighting the profound importance of picture books and the vital role they play in early reading, the award hopes to reinforce their value to publishers and to inspire authors and illustrators to create them. The art of feng zikai, the hong kong museum of art quietly pulled off something of a coup in assembling a comprehensive selection of work by feng zikai 18981975, the artist recognized in his lifetime as the father of chinese cartoons. I feel so much resonance with the work of feng zikai, his image of the child was so rich, creative, strong and powerful. For the third feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award, 227 eligible entries were received. Yuanyuan hall was destroyed during a japanese bombing raid on zhejiang in 1937. Pages in category children s literary awards the following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. The chineselanguage version was winner of the feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award in 2009.
The preliminary judging took six days to shortlist 27 books. After the blossoms fall and the fruit ripens, everyone wants a peach. Apparently feng zikai s daughter, a lady now in her 90s, liked my book enough that she suggested i take part in the competition, and sent a signed copy of her fathers biography. Feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award local.
The feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award trad. Feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award wikipedia. He was one of the pioneers in chinese comic art, along with his contemporaries ye qianyu and zhang leping. The award is named after one of chinas bestknown illustrators, the late feng zikai 18981975, the wellknown chinese painter and writer.
The tortoise family goes to the sea and blind little. The real treat that little rabbits questions offers is illustrations that are influenced by the brushpen cartoon art of feng zikai, 18981975, after whom the chinese childrens picture book award is named. Mar 12, 2018 one of the many chinese awards for picture books is the feng zikai childrens picture book award. Feng zikai paintings chinese art gallery china online museum. One of the many chinese awards for picture books is the feng zikai childrens picture book award. Feng zikai meets takehisa yumeji will be presented at asia society hong kong jockey club hall from september 25 to october 3, 2018. Picture books lets move, rescue reading 50 strokes,parentchild reading session in the living room, a paper and a book, im an idiot jun wei go to school and over.
It is through feng zikai that the term manhua became commonly used in china and unified the various terms used for this type of work. Im amazed and very happy, though it is amazing how slowly time unfolds in the book world a dali sketchbook came out two years ago, i thought it was already. Jul 18, 2016 this image on the left is painted by feng zikai, it is an image of song xue jun when he was 3 months old. In china, the term manhua is usually associated with feng zikai 18981975. It aims to promote the importance of early childhood literacy and to encourage the growth of childrens picture books in china. Levenson prize for books in chinese studies book awards. Selections from feng tsekais drawings of children feng, zikai on. The award aims to promote the importance of original quality childrens picture books and recognize contributions of writers, illustrators as well as publishers to childrens picture books. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Chinese commentators and commentaries on the analects by john makeham.
In 2011, feng tang publishes in hong kong oneness, a semipornographic novel, set during the tang dynasty, on unorthodox ways for monks and nuns to achieve enlightenment. Long after his death in 1975, feng s essays and cartoons are still popular with the chinese public. She is an experienced childrens book author and storyteller, a handmade books lecturer. Med graduate of eduhk won the fifth feng zikai chinese childrens picture book award. Their work was featured in several exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the asia society and museum, hong kong and the poly gallery hong kong. Feng zikai appeared in the art and cultural scene in the early 1920s when china was in turmoil, humiliated, and experiencing great.
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